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Re:Facebook 'boring'? 1 in 3 users are tuning it out by gfosco on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @01:28PM (#4069685)
The privacy argument invariably turns to someone talking about their privacy settings being perfect.... The elephant in the room is that you have no privacy FROM FACEBOOK, and they OWN YOUR DATA.

Soon enough, they'll be leveraging it in order to stay afloat....

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Re:Facebook 'boring'? 1 in 3 users are tuning it out by taligent on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:34PM (#4070693)
They DO NOT OWN YOUR DATA. They have a license to it so they can use wherever they want during your site.

And pay close attention here: "Facebook only has access to information you give it". Think about that for a second.

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Re:Facebook 'boring'? 1 in 3 users are tuning it out by fennecfoxen on Tuesday June 05, 2012 @04:38PM (#4070714)
Do they own the data they trick out of you, when your browser sends a request to Facebook for every page with a 'like' button or similar feature unless you're doing crazy-adblock?

Do they own any data your friends and relatives give them about you?

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Re:Facebook 'boring'? 1 in 3 users are tuning it out by gfosco on Wednesday June 06, 2012 @01:18PM (#4074944)
Are you going to pretend that there is much difference between owning it and having a license to use it however they want?

Your last point is noted, hence why I do not use their site... It's the most interesting point in that most people never think about it. That's why Facebook is evil.

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